A big hello from Veneto

Hello.
We are INAMA.

For more than 50 years, the Inama family has dedicated itself to producing wines that capture the soul of the Veneto region, with a focus on two exceptional terroirs: Soave Classico and Colli Berici.

Brand introduction

The thirty-second briefing

Four things
to remember.

Two historic landscapes, one family point of view: the land makes the first decision.

hectares

Across Soave Classico and the Colli Berici

generations

Giuseppe · Stefano · Matteo, Alessio and Luca

territories

Volcanic whites · limestone reds

wines

One collection, read through place and purpose

01 · The family

One generation recognises the place.
The next gives it a language.
The third makes the work more exact.

Three generations of the Inama family — **The family, together.**
A single estate with distinct responsibilities.

1965

The Founder

Giuseppe Inama

An enologist whose career began in 1948, Giuseppe recognised quality while much of the region still chased volume. From 1965 he acquired old vineyards on Monte Foscarino and made site—not fashion—the estate’s starting point.

1991

The Creative

Stefano Inama

Stefano gave the estate a contemporary voice: new labels, Sauvignon on volcanic soils, and a second territory for red wines. Tradition became a platform for experiment, always judged by what made the vineyard clearer.

2010–17

The Perfectionists

Matteo · Alessio · Luca

The third generation turned intuition into a more rigorous operating system. Precision viticulture, micro-plot observation, cellar discipline and regenerative thinking now connect land, wine, identity and markets.

“We produce the wine we love. We don’t follow trends.”Stefano Inama

02 · Veneto / the regional view

Two geologies.
One estate.

Territory I

Soave Classico

Old Garganega grows on weathered volcanic basalt in the historic hills east of Verona.

Place: Soave · Monteforte d’Alpone
Vine: Garganega under hillside pergolas
Wine: Lift · salinity · vertical persistence

Territory II

Colli Berici

Carmenere and old Merlot grow through limestone and red clay in the hills south of Vicenza.

Place: Oratorio · Villa del Ferro
Vine: Carmenere · Merlot · Cabernets
Wine: Dark fruit · pepper · grounded freshness

A new vine shoot emerging from an old vine at INAMA

03 · The vineyard

The measure
is vitality.

Precision begins with relationships: soil, canopy, water, biodiversity and time.

CanopyPergola creates shade and airflow, helping Garganega keep time on the vine.
ContinuityOld-vine pruning and in-field renewal extend the life of the vineyard.
Micro-plotsFruit is harvested by exposure, vigour and ripening—not by averages.
Living groundCompost, green manure, grasses, trees and hedges protect a connected system.

Chapter I

Volcanic whites

Soave Classico

The first
territory.

Fifty hectares in the historic hillside zone. Elevation, basalt and moving air give Garganega the conditions to hold perfume, acidity and a long mineral line.

The historic hills of Soave Classico — Soave Classico · province of Verona

Garganega · late ripening · thick skinned

Grape dossier 01

Garganega

The primary grape of Soave Classico. Its long season preserves freshness; exposure and wind change the wine before cellar choices begin.

Ripening: Late
Training: Pergola Veronese
Sensitive to: Exposure and wind
INAMA reading: Steel, mixed vessels and micro-parcel selection

2,000 years

Garganega reaches the Classica area in Roman times.

1965

Giuseppe begins buying old vineyards on Monte Foscarino.

1992

Vigneti di Foscarino establishes the estate’s cru approach.

2019

I Palchi begins with the best micro-parcels on Foscarino’s terraces.

A site study

The same basalt
does not make
the same wine.

Carbonare faces east and catches cooler morning air. Monte Foscarino turns south-east and receives more heat. The grape is Garganega; the difference is the site.

Carbonare

Gentle morning sun
Cool air from Val d’Alpone
Steel
Tension · salinity · line

Foscarino

Greater solar warmth
Old pergolas on terraces
Mixed vessels
Flowers · fruit · breadth

Chapter II

Limestone reds

Colli Berici

The second
territory.

South of Vicenza, warm days ripen Carmenere while altitude and woodland return freshness at night. Red clay over marine limestone gives the wines depth without heaviness.

Villa Priuli Lazzarini at Villa del Ferro — Villa del Ferro · province of Vicenza

Carmenere · late ripening · aromatic lift

Grape dossier 02

Carmenere

Warm days bring Carmenere to full ripeness. Cooler nights preserve the herbs, pepper and freshness that make the Berici reading unmistakable.

Ripening: Late
Signature: Black fruit, pepper and cocoa
Soil: Iron-rich clay over limestone
INAMA method: Micro-parcel picking at physiological ripeness

1996

INAMA begins planting Carmenere in the Colli Berici.

1997

The first Bradisismo reveals Carmenere’s role in the blend.

2004

The first Oratorio selection shows the potential of pure Carmenere.

2009

Oratorio inaugurates Colli Berici DOC Carmenere Riserva.

A valley study

Day builds ripeness.
Night returns
the air.

Oratorio is a small valley enclosed by woodland. Villa del Ferro carries another memory: historic pergola-trained Merlot and a broader mosaic of calcareous sites.

Oratorio

Pure Carmenere
Carminium · Oratorio
Red clay over limestone

Villa del Ferro

Old pergola Merlot
Campo del Lago
Recovered memory

04 · The estate

Family. Vineyard.
Harvest. World.

The Inama family — The family · three generations

INAMA vineyards in autumn — The estate · landscape of the work

A young vine shoot — The vineyard · the season begins

Grapes arriving at harvest — Harvest · the work comes in

Volcanic basalt soil — The land · the first decision

A family business becomes credible through visible work: the site visit, the harvest, the tasting, the market—and the return to the vineyard.

05 · The wine atlas / appendix

Thirteen wines.
Thirteen clear roles.

Place, grape, method, taste—and the most useful route to the table.

Volcanic whitesEight wines

01The opening

Vin Soave

A serious by-the-glass wine should invite a second glass before it asks for an explanation.

Wine DNA: Garganega · volcanic hillsides · steel
In the glass: Chamomile · elderflower · citrus · dry almond finish
Use it on the list: Premium BTG · aperitivo · seafood · vegetables

02Vertical

Carbonare

East-facing basalt, morning light and cooler air draw Garganega into a straighter line.

Wine DNA: Garganega · Carbonare · basalt · east-facing
In the glass: Tangerine · salt · iodine · electric freshness
Use it on the list: Oysters · raw fish · Japanese menus · precise lists

03Broad

Foscarino

The founding hill opens rather than narrows: flowers, orchard fruit and almond arrive in layers.

Wine DNA: Garganega · Monte Foscarino · old pergolas
In the glass: Field flowers · orchard fruit · almond · savoury finish
Use it on the list: Richer fish · risotto · poultry · mature cheese

04Complete

I Palchi

The best-exposed old terraces of Foscarino, selected until power and air arrive together.

Wine DNA: Garganega · selected old-vine terraces · mixed vessels
In the glass: Stone fruit · chamomile · citrus · flint
Use it on the list: Coravin · tasting menus · fine-white flights

05Evolved

Vintage Collection 2016

Five years on fine lees turn time into evidence rather than mythology.

Wine DNA: Garganega · Monte Foscarino · five years fine lees
In the glass: Dried citrus · apple · apricot · blossom honey
Use it on the list: Mature-white flights · collector dinners · cellar proof

06Pure

Vulcaia

Sauvignon gives the first impression. Volcanic Soave shapes the finish.

Wine DNA: Sauvignon · volcanic soils · steel
In the glass: Flowers · grapefruit · peach · mineral finish
Use it on the list: BTG · oysters · asparagus · fresh cheeses · seafood

07Oak

Vulcaia Fumé

Fermentation in oak gives Sauvignon breadth without losing the volcanic line.

Wine DNA: Selected Sauvignon · volcanic soils · barrique
In the glass: Roasted coffee · spice · flowers · tropical fruit · citrus
Use it on the list: Smoked fish · caviar · bottarga · baccalà

08Linear

Chardonnay

A familiar grape grown in an unexpected place—useful commercially, but never a compromise.

Wine DNA: Chardonnay · volcanic + chalky soils · steel
In the glass: Golden apple · pear · measured texture · mineral finish
Use it on the list: Premium casual · hotels · a bridge toward Garganega

The red-wine appendix

Five wines.
Five distinct roles.

The range moves from an accessible first glass to pure grape, blend architecture, reserve selection and recovered memory.

The opening

Carmenere Più

The most immediate route into the Berici: dark flavour with the lights still on.

Every parcel is farmed with reserve potential. Each season decides which fruit enters Più and which is selected upward.

Wine DNA: Carmenere + Merlot · calcareous soil + red clay
Cellar: 12 months in used barriques
In the glass: Dark berries · plum · cocoa · black pepper · fresh tannin
Use it on the list: BTG red · pasta · grills · charcuterie

The pure grape

Carminium

Pure Carmenere at the point where the grape stops being a curiosity and becomes a place.

Carminium appeared as the Oratorio vines reached greater maturity, creating a middle register between Più and the Riserva.

Wine DNA: Pure Carmenere · Oratorio vineyards
Cellar: 12 months, principally in used barrique
In the glass: Black fruit · wild herbs · black and white pepper
Use it on the list: Sommelier lists · grills · Italian restaurants · Coravin

The icon

Oratorio di San Lorenzo

The quality of the wine did not follow a designation; it helped make one necessary.

Only the best vintages and finest Carmenere from the wooded valley are selected. The 2004 debut helped establish Colli Berici DOC Carmenere Riserva in 2009.

Wine DNA: Carmenere Riserva · best vintages · 18 months barrique
Cellar: 18 months in barrique
In the glass: Black berries · cocoa · pepper · herbs · exceptional length
Use it on the list: Icon under Coravin · allocation · collector bottle

The blend

Bradisismo

The Cabernet-led wine that opened INAMA’s second territory in 1997.

Its name refers to the slow geological uplift associated with the Berici Hills. The Cabernets provide the frame; Carmenere supplies pepper and aromatic lift.

Wine DNA: Cabernet Sauvignon + Franc + Carmenere
Cellar: 15 months in barrique
In the glass: Cherry · dark berries · black pepper · cocoa
Use it on the list: Steak · lamb · Bordeaux confidence · Venetian difference

The memory

Campo del Lago

A historic Merlot from Villa del Ferro returned to production from its original vineyards.

The wine revives Alfredo Lazzarini’s Merlot from the 1960s and 1970s. Original pergola-trained vines connect today’s bottle to a neglected Berici tradition.

Wine DNA: Merlot · Villa del Ferro · old pergolas
Cellar: 12 months in barrique
In the glass: Plum · mulberry · pine · clove · undergrowth · cocoa
Use it on the list: Independent merchants · game · mushrooms · autumn menus

06 · Sales insights

A clear route
from first glass
to icon.

Indicative UK price architecture. Use the familiar category as an opening, then bring the conversation back to the Veneto, the site and the grape.

Confirm current trade cost, duty, margin and vintage before use.

WineIndicative retailIndicative listPositioning

Vin Soave

£13–18RRP

£8–11 / 175 mlBy the glass

Premium by the glass. A value-rich route for quality-Chablis drinkers, with hillside Garganega rather than Chardonnay.

Carbonare / Foscarino

£23–32RRP

£12–16 / 125 mlBy the glass

A comparative pour: Carbonare for a straighter mineral line; Foscarino for breadth. Both remain distinctly Soave.

I Palchi

£38–50RRP

£18–25 / 125 mlBy the glass

Fine-wine placement. A mature, site-specific alternative for guests who usually choose premier cru white Burgundy.

Carmenere Più

£18–25RRP

£9–13 / 175 mlBy the glass

A confident by-the-glass red: familiar dark fruit with the freshness and story of a discovery region.

Carminium

£28–40RRP

£14–19 / 125 mlBy the glass

Pure Carmenere and a clear step upward for sommelier lists, Italian restaurants and a Coravin progression.

Oratorio

£70–100RRP

£28–45 / 125 mlBy the glass

The icon red. A Venetian doorway for guests who buy Super Tuscan or Napa Cabernet, then a story entirely its own.

Commercial doorways, not claims of equivalence.

07 · Independent recognition

Range,
not a single
trophy.

Independent critics respond to both territories—and to wines at more than one level of the collection.

Selected scoresWine · vintage · publication

Wine	James Suckling	Wine Advocate	Vinous	Falstaff	Wine Enthusiast
Carbonare 2023	94	—	93	—	—
Foscarino 2022	95	92	93	—	97
I Palchi 2022	96	94	94	94	—
Oratorio 2020	95	94	94	95	—

Selected scores from the supplied manuscript. Reconfirm vintage and publication before external circulation.

08 · Visual culture

Recognisable
before it is poured.

Stefano Inama conceived the first bottles and established the house style.

Historic engravings, Palladian proportion, classical typography and tactile paper create family resemblance without uniformity. Unusual names make each bottle memorable; every image has a source, a story and a reason to be there.

Foscarino’s paired heads derive from drawings by the English architect Inigo Jones, whose classicism drew on Palladio and Scamozzi.

09 · Before service

The three-minute
INAMA briefing.

Two places. Three contrasts. One clear route from geography to the glass.

01
Place
Soave Classico means volcanic hills and Garganega. The Colli Berici mean limestone, red clay and Carmenere.
02
Contrast
Pour Carbonare beside Foscarino. One grape shows a cooler line and a broader, warmer expression.
03
Discovery
Carmenere Più gives dark fruit and pepper without sweet weight. It makes the Berici easy to introduce.
04
Ambition
I Palchi and Oratorio belong in a fine-wine conversation. Use familiar regions as a doorway, then explain the Veneto difference.

The tasting order

Vin Soave → Carbonare + Foscarino → Carmenere Più → I Palchi or Oratorio

From the first useful glass to one proof of ambition.

Hello.We are INAMA.

Four thingsto remember.

hectares

generations

territories

wines

One generation recognises the place.The next gives it a language.The third makes the work more exact.

Giuseppe Inama

Stefano Inama

Matteo · Alessio · Luca

Two geologies.One estate.

Soave Classico

Colli Berici

The measureis vitality.

The firstterritory.

Garganega

The same basaltdoes not makethe same wine.

Carbonare

Foscarino

The secondterritory.

Carmenere

Day builds ripeness.Night returnsthe air.

Oratorio

Villa del Ferro

Family. Vineyard.Harvest. World.

Thirteen wines.Thirteen clear roles.

Vin Soave

Carbonare

Foscarino

I Palchi

Vintage Collection 2016

Vulcaia

Vulcaia Fumé

Chardonnay

Five wines.Five distinct roles.

Carmenere Più

Carminium

Oratorio di San Lorenzo

Bradisismo

Campo del Lago

A clear routefrom first glassto icon.

Vin Soave

Carbonare / Foscarino

I Palchi

Carmenere Più

Carminium

Oratorio

Range,not a singletrophy.

Recognisablebefore it is poured.

The three-minuteINAMA briefing.

Hello.
We are INAMA.

Four things
to remember.

One generation recognises the place.
The next gives it a language.
The third makes the work more exact.

Two geologies.
One estate.

The measure
is vitality.

The first
territory.

The same basalt
does not make
the same wine.

The second
territory.

Day builds ripeness.
Night returns
the air.

Family. Vineyard.
Harvest. World.

Thirteen wines.
Thirteen clear roles.

Five wines.
Five distinct roles.

A clear route
from first glass
to icon.

Range,
not a single
trophy.

Recognisable
before it is poured.

The three-minute
INAMA briefing.